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Seminar on Tobacco Control
Smoking is the major preventable cause of death in Hong Kong. The Department of Health (DH) is committed in building a smoke-free culture in Hong Kong through multi-pronged approach and community mobilisation. As part of the tobacco control programme, we invited eminent international experts on tobacco control and cessation services to give presentations in the Seminar on Tobacco Control on 3 February 2010.
The experts invited included:
(1) Dr. Fiona ADSHEAD, Former Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, England；
(2) Prof. Richard HURT, Director of the Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center, The United States of America；and
(3) Dr. Antero HELOMA, Chief Medical Advisor of Tobacco Control and Addiction Prevention Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland.
Seminar Programme and Powerpoints
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Programme
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Powerpoints
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Video Clips
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Welcoming Remarks
Dr. Gloria TAM, JP, Deputy Director of Health,
Department of Health, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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Social Marketing Experience in The Context of Smoking Cessation
Dr. Fiona ADSHEAD, Former Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, England
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The Proposal for a Revised Tobacco Act and Cost Calculations for Smoking Cessation in Finland
Dr. Antero HELOMA, Chief Medical Advisor of Tobacco Control and Addiction Prevention Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland
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Secondhand Smoke: the Science and The Tobcacco Industry's Smokescreen
Prof. Richard HURT, Director of Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center, The United States of America
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Welcoming Remarks by the Deputy Director of Health
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